Nobody likes fakes, so this week come out and experience some REAL live music! It can be raw and rough around the edges at times, but that is just a part of life! There are plenty of great opportunities this week to see live music, including a whole slew of shows on Saturday itself. MHK is providing many happy alternatives to navigating the mess that Fake Patty’s is sure to bring to Aggieville. Details below!
The Deer at Auntie Mae’s 3.2.17
Daniel Dissmore & The Jazz Ambassadors at Auntie Mae’s 3.3.17
Monday 3/6:
@9:30am Sing-a-long with Mr. Steve at Bluestem Bistro
Bring your kids to sing-a-long with Mr. Steve and his acoustic guitar. Music is from 9:30am-10:30am in the conference room.
Free Entry
Tuesday 3/7:
@9:30am Sing-a-long with Mr. Steve at Bluestem Bistro
Bring your kids to sing-a-long with Mr. Steve and his acoustic guitar. Music is from 9:30am-10:30am in the conference room.
Free Entry
@9:00pm Happy Sleepy Dead and David Spiker at Auntie Mae’s
Happy ( Brian Hepburn), Sleepy (Trapper Edwards) Dead (Protagonist ) Two guys playing songs written over time about a guy lost in his time.
Dave Spiker is a hero of the local music scene and his solo act is full of catchy tunes that are sure to entertain.
Free Entry
Wednesday 3/8:
@7:00pm Chris Biggs & Friends at Bluemont Lounge
Acoustic Music
Free Entry
Thursday 3/9:
@7:00pm Michael B’s Oldies Show at Bluemont Lounge
Free Entry
@9:00pm Headlight Rivals w/ The Blackbird Fields at Auntie Mae’s
Local heroes Headlight Rivals are headed to SXSW! Let’s send them off in style. The Blackbird Fields will be opening this night of punk and rock and roll goodness.
$4 Cover
Friday 3/10:
@9:00pm Flatland Cavalry w/ Shane Smith & The Saints at RC McGraws
Lubbock roots-country outfit Flatland Cavalry straddles the line between the Panhandle and the badlands of West Texas with their bright, earthy country ballads and gritty folk ramblers. Vocalist and chief songwriter Cleto Cordero’s honest, smooth songwriting revolves around the vernacular world of West Texas that he’s constructed with dusty, sun-soaked character sketches, brooding self-evaluations, and candid love songs that all have the ability to turn into singalong anthems.
Shane Smith and the Saints unleash a spirited, four-part harmony sound at every show that music fans can’t quite put their finger on, yet have no trouble putting their hands together for. Hints of folk, rock, country and Americana all shine through an aggressive, rootsy fiddle beat stew that’s connecting with students, hipsters, bikers, roughnecks and songwriter buffs at every stop.
$12 Ticket
Saturday 3/11:
@4:00pm Anne Clark Cello Recital at Manhattan Arts Center
Join Dr. Anne Clark and friends for an afternoon of great music!
$10 Ticket (Adult); $5 (Military/Student/Child)
@7:00pm Dervish at The Wareham Opera House
The hauntingly charismatic vocals of Cathy Jordan and the dazzling virtuosity of award-winning instrumentalists Tom Morrow on fiddle, Liam Kelly on flute, and Shane Mitchell on accordion, have propelled Dervish into one of the most in-demand Celtic ensembles in the world. With its foundation in legendary pub sessions, its current high-energy style is the result of years of international touring.
$49 Ticket (Floor Table); $34 Ticket (Balcony)
@7:15pm Mindy Dillard at Our HOUSE (Send direct message for address)
Mindy Dillard is a musical alchemist from the Wasatch Mountains. She plays clawhammer banjo and rhythm guitar, often in alternate tunings to accompany her electric and raw, crystal-clear voice. She is known for her own unique storytelling style which blends spoken word and song. Mindy has performed her one-woman revisionist fairy-tale folk rock opera based on Grimm’s fairytales and her own eating disorder recovery, internationally. A genre bender, Mindy’s sound holds shades of old-time Appalachia, contemporary folk, gospel and musical theatre. Through her music she seeks to transform the ordinary into the magical and poison into medicine.
Donations Suggested (all proceeds go to the artist)
@8:00pm Karma Vision / Arc Flash / CS Luxem / No Magic at The Jump Joint (message KSDB for the address)
Karma Vision is making their Manhattan debut along with returns from fellow LFK bands, Arc Flash and CS Luxem! Before this house show, Karma Vision will be hitting up the McCain studios for a Classroom Series. Celebrate the end of Fake Patty’s in style at the DIY venue newly dubbed ‘The Jump Joint’ after famous KSDB alum, Gordon Jump from WKRP in Cincinnati. Newly added to the bill is No Magic, the solo project of Ben Sauder, one of the members of Karma Vision!
$3 – $5 Suggested Donation
@8:00pm Ned LeDoux ft. Stewart Ray at RC McGraws
In country music, a last name like LeDoux casts a big, storied and bittersweet shadow, but it’s one Ned LeDoux doesn’t mind standing in one bit. Having been a drummer in his dad Chris’ band Western Underground since 1998, Ned knew from an early age that he had “no plan B” but to play music, “Once I got the taste of the road, and being in front of a crowd and just the sound of it, it was…freedom.”
From humble beginnings to life on the road, Stewart Ray has been living the life of a musician. Stewart started playing the bar circuit in the college town of Manhattan, KS at the age of 14. Stewart is a traditionalist when it comes to country music but brings a soulfulness to his writing leaning on the influences of Randy Rogers, Jamey Johnson, Alan Jackson, and Keith Whitley.
$10 Tickets
@9:00pm Headlight Rivals, Stiff Middle Fingers, Philosophy of Lions, The Bad Ideas at Church of Swole
Party with the professionals at Church of Swole. Manhattan’s hardest working band, Headlight Rivals will host LFK’s Stiff Middle Fingers, MHK’s Philosophy of Lions and KC’s The Bad Ideas in this DIY house show. Rock and Roll, Punk Rock, and New Americana music will fill the air.
Free Entry (donations requested for travelling bands)
@9:00pm The Schwag at The Hat
The Schwag is a band of musicians dedicated to carrying on the vibe and music of the legendary Grateful Dead. Founded in 1991 The Schwag has performed over 3000 concerts all over the United States. This group averages 150 shows a year and has a working songlist of over 200 songs from the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia Band catalog. For four years band leader Jimmy Tebeau also toured the country as the bass player for JGB (Jerry Garcia Band). From May of 2013 to May of 2014, The Schwag was primarily on hiatus, as lead singer Jimmy Tebeau served time in federal prison in Yankton, South Dakota for a music/drug related crime. The Schwag band is now stronger than ever on a perpetual tour performing a different show every night of high energy organic interpretations of the Grateful Dead.
$5 Cover ($5 surcharge for minors 18+)
@9:30pm Dervish at The Wareham Opera House
The hauntingly charismatic vocals of Cathy Jordan and the dazzling virtuosity of award-winning instrumentalists Tom Morrow on fiddle, Liam Kelly on flute, and Shane Mitchell on accordion, have propelled Dervish into one of the most in-demand Celtic ensembles in the world. With its foundation in legendary pub sessions, its current high-energy style is the result of years of international touring.
$35 Ticket (Floor Table); $25 Ticket (Balcony)
Sunday 3/12:
@11:00am Jazz Brunch at Bluestem Bistro
Enjoy Bluestem’s brunch menu with Jazz music until 1:00pm!
@5:30pm Home Brew at Little Grill
Enjoy this lovely folk duo until 8:00pm while eating at Little Grill.
@6:00pm Scott Senn, jazz pianist at della Voce
Enjoy background jazz piano until 8:30pm while eating at della Voce.
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-Taylor
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